Top Stories Daily Listen Now
RawStory

Whoa!

Journalism 'involves actually calling BS': Analyst shames CNN on air for irresponsible Trump coverage

CNN political analyst John Avalon took a shot at his own network on Wednesday for airing GOP hopeful Donald Trump's speeches for hours on end instead of practicing journalism and "calling B.S." on the candidate's rhetoric.

Keep reading... Show less

Twenty percent of deputies walk off job after Oregon sheriff allegedly beats handcuffed suspect

Over twenty percent of deputies Klamath County, Oregon recently asked to be put on leave after Sheriff Frank Skrah was accused of punching a handcuffed suspect.

Keep reading... Show less

Fox News host: Keep daughters 'home in the kitchen' to prevent fraternity rapes

The hosts of Fox News' Outnumbered suggested on Tuesday that daughters could be put into convents or kept "home in the kitchen" to prevent them from getting sexually assaulted at college fraternities.

Keep reading... Show less

Ex-KKK leader David Duke backs Donald Trump: ‘He understands the real sentiment of America’

Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke recently praised Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his tough stance on undocumented immigrants, which Duke called the "greatest immediate threat to the American people."

Keep reading... Show less

Ted Cruz explains Ellen Page debacle: 'Liberal fascists' have 'a hatred and intolerance for Christians'

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said that a recent confrontation with actress Ellen Page about LGBT rights was an example of "liberal fascism" and a "hatred" for Christians.

Keep reading... Show less

Alabama cheerleading coach banned for 'drama' after reporting team vice president's KKK burning cross shirt

An Alabama mother said this week that she was forced to quit as a volunteer cheerleading coach after she complained that the team president and his friend had worn racist T-shirts to practice.

Keep reading... Show less

Florida sheriff: 'Absolutely no evidence' man in bloody mug shot was beaten by deputy

A Florida sheriff said this week that there was "absolutely no evidence" that a suspect was beaten by one of his deputies, but the man's family claimed that his bloody mug shot suggested that officials were lying.

Keep reading... Show less

'Get the blacks out': Detroit political flier shows Klansman cop aiming gun at black child

Residents in the Detroit suburb of Southfield say they were outraged after finding racist fliers that call voters to "get the blacks out" by supporting white politicians in November.

Keep reading... Show less

Pro-secularism pastor enrages Bible Belt C-SPAN callers: You are 'speaking profanities' against God

Rev. Barry Lynn, the executive director for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, elicited the ire of evangelical Christian C-SPAN callers on Monday, who accused him of "speaking profanity" against God.

Keep reading... Show less

Obama unchained: Quentin Tarantino says the president's 'doesn’t-give-a-sh*t attitude' is 'fantastic'

Film director Quentin Tarantino said in a recent interview that he was hopeful that the "Black Lives Matter" movement would expose institutional racism, and that he loved the 'doesn’t-give-a-sh*t attitude' President Barack Obama had adopted this year.

Keep reading... Show less

CNN host to anti-abortion GOPer: 'Where does it stop' if you can force us to carry Down Syndrome fetuses?

Republican Ohio state Rep. John Becker told CNN host Alisyn Camerota that sponsors of a bill to force women to carry fetuses with Down syndrome never talked to parents before filing the legislation.

Keep reading... Show less

WATCH: Ohio man whose sister was paralyzed in crash chases down incredibly wasted driver

An Ohio man whose sister was left paralyzed after a car accident in 2009 used his own vehicle to stop a woman who was driving erratically and placing other motorists in danger.

Keep reading... Show less

Ken Burns sets Confederate flag lovers straight: It's about 'slavery slavery slavery'

Historian Ken Burns reminded supporters of the Confederacy on Sunday that the Civil War had been primarily about slavery, and not states' rights as many conservatives have claimed.

Keep reading... Show less